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GEOGRAPHICAL EEVIEW OF THE FISHERIES. 



Detailed statement of the quantities and values of the products. 



161. STATISTICS OF THE SEA FISHERIES, EXCLUSIVE OF THE MENHADEN AND 



OYSTER INTERESTS. 



STATISTICAL RECAPITULATION FOR 1SSO. The salt- water fisheries of the State, it' we exclude 

 the menhaden and oyster interests, which are very important, are confined chiefly to the capture of 

 fish in nets, seines, and pounds along the bay shores and in the estuaries along the ocean shore. 

 Clams, terrapin, and other species are taken in considerable numbers in many localities. 



The following statements show the extent of the salt-water fisheries of the State for 1880: 



Summary statement of persons employed. 



Detailed statement of capital invested and apparatus employed. 



